Western Storm
2022 season
CoachDan Helesfay (CEC)
Trevor Griffin (RHFT)
CaptainSophie Luff
RHFT4th
CECGroup A, 3rd
Most runsRHFT: Sophie Luff (268)
CEC: Georgia Hennessy (158) &
Sophie Luff (158)
Most wicketsRHFT: Lauren Filer (11)
CEC: Claire Nicholas (6) &
Danielle Gibson (6)
Most catchesRHFT: Danielle Gibson (5)
CEC: Danielle Gibson (3) &
Sophie Luff (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRHFT: Nat Wraith (6)
CEC: Nat Wraith (4)

The 2022 season saw Western Storm compete in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side won three of their six matches, finishing third in Group A.[1] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished fourth in the group, winning three of their seven matches.[2]

The side was captained by Sophie Luff. After the departure of Mark O'Leary as coach at the start of the season, the side was coached on an interim basis by Dan Helesfay during the Charlotte Edwards Cup, before Trevor Griffin took up the position on a permanent basis starting with the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[3][4] They played two home matches at the County Ground, Taunton, two at the County Ground, Bristol, one at Sophia Gardens and one at College Ground, Cheltenham.[5][6]

Squad

Changes

On 25 November 2021, it was announced that Fran Wilson had signed for the side from Sunrisers. Wilson had previously played for Storm between 2016 and 2019 in the Women's Cricket Super League.[7] On 16 February 2022, it was announced that Mark O'Leary was stepping down from his role as Head Coach.[8] On 27 April 2022, it was announced that Anya Shrubsole had left the side, joining Southern Vipers in a player-coach role.[9] On 11 May 2022, the side announced their 17-player squad for the upcoming season: compared to the previous year, Sophia Smale was added, and Emma Corney, Emily Edgcombe, Steph Hutchins, Joleigh Roberts and Chloe Skelton were removed.[10] On 17 May 2022, it was announced that Dan Helesfay would be interim Head Coach for the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with Trevor Griffin, coach of the side between 2017 and 2019, returning to the position on a permanent basis from the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy onwards.[11] Chloe Skelton returned to the full squad to play a match in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on 9 July.[12] Emma Corney returned to the full squad to play a match in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on 11 September.[13] Emily Geach and Katie Jones were added to the full squad on 17 September 2022.[14]

Squad list

  • Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (14 May 2022).
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Sophie Luff England6 December 1993 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
Lauren Parfitt Wales1 April 1994 (aged 28)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Fran Wilson England7 November 1991 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Emma Corney England15 September 2003 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm mediumJoined September 2022
Katie George England7 April 1999 (aged 23)Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Danielle Gibson England30 April 2001 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alex Griffiths Wales12 June 2002 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Georgia Hennessy England4 November 1996 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Niamh Holland England27 October 2004 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Heather Knight England26 December 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Fi Morris England31 January 1994 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Chloe Skelton England20 June 2001 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm off breakJoined July 2022
Wicket-keepers
Bethan Gammon Wales10 March 2001 (aged 21)Right-handed
Katie Jones England28 December 2005 (aged 16)Right-handedJoined September 2022
Nat Wraith England3 October 2001 (aged 20)Right-handed
Bowlers
Lauren Filer England22 December 2000 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Emily Geach England15 February 2004 (aged 18)Left-handedRight-arm mediumJoined September 2022
Nicole Harvey England18 September 1992 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Claire Nicholas Wales8 September 1986 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Mollie Robbins England4 October 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sophia Smale Wales8 December 2004 (aged 17)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 South East Stars (Q) 6 5 1 0 0 1 21 0.660
2 Central Sparks (Q) 6 4 2 0 0 1 17 0.552
3 Western Storm 6 3 3 0 0 1 13 0.148
4 Sunrisers 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 −1.287
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[1]
  •   advanced to the semi-final

Fixtures

14 May 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
156/4 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
136/6 (20 overs)
Amy Jones 52 (44)
Danielle Gibson 2/37 (4 overs)
Sophie Luff 43 (29)
Issy Wong 2/28 (4 overs)
Central Sparks won by 20 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Anna Harris and Hassan Adnan
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0

18 May 2022
19:00 BST (D/N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers
160/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
164/9 (20 overs)
Grace Scrivens 56 (42)
Heather Knight 1/22 (4 overs)
Katie George 34 (23)
Grace Scrivens 4/33 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 1 wicket
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Chris Watts and Sue Redfern
  • Western Storm won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0

21 May 2022
11:00 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
145/6 (20 overs)
v
South East Stars
148/3 (19 overs)
Georgia Hennessy 50 (52)
Bryony Smith 2/22 (3 overs)
Aylish Cranstone 66* (49)
Claire Nicholas 2/17 (4 overs)
South East Stars won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Sarah Bartlett
  • South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0

29 May 2022
11:00 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
169/5 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers
128/6 (20 overs)
Sophie Luff 78 (54)
Kelly Castle 2/16 (3 overs)
Naomi Dattani 53 (51)
Danielle Gibson 2/13 (2 overs)
Western Storm won by 41 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Sophie McLelland
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0

1 June 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
109/8 (20 overs)
v
South East Stars
112/7 (19.3 overs)
Fran Wilson 33* (30)
Kalea Moore 3/4 (2 overs)
Alice Davidson-Richards 35 (25)
Sophia Smale 2/18 (4 overs)
South East Stars won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Anna Harris and Sarah Bartlett
  • South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0

4 June 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
134/4 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
135/3 (18.5 overs)
Amy Jones 63 (46)
Sophia Smale 2/17 (4 overs)
Georgia Hennessy 47* (45)
Emily Arlott 2/29 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jane Pratt and Naeem Ashraf
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Central Sparks 0

Tournament statistics

Batting

PlayerMatchesInningsRunsAverageHigh score100s50s
Georgia Hennessy6615839.505001
Sophie Luff6615826.337801
Fran Wilson6611237.3333*00
Heather Knight339632.003500
Danielle Gibson669619.202700
Katie George655618.663400
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[15] Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling

PlayerMatchesOversWicketsAverageEconomyBBI5wi
Claire Nicholas520.0617.505.252/170
Danielle Gibson620.0625.667.702/130
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[16] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Northern Diamonds (Q) 7 6 0 0 1 2 28 0.851
2 South East Stars (Q) 7 5 1 0 1 4 26 0.687
3 Southern Vipers (Q) 7 5 1 0 1 2 24 0.762
4 Western Storm 7 3 3 0 1 1 15 −0.214
5 Central Sparks 7 2 4 0 1 1 11 0.073
6 Lightning 7 2 4 0 1 1 11 −0.630
7 North West Thunder 7 1 5 0 1 0 6 −0.366
8 Sunrisers 7 0 6 0 1 0 2 −1.046
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[2]

  advanced to final   advanced to the play-off

Fixtures

2 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
260/9 (50 overs)
v
Lightning
166/9 (34.2 overs)
Sophie Luff 48 (66)
Piepa Cleary 3/45 (10 overs)
Lucy Higham 34 (39)
Lauren Filer 3/35 (8 overs)
Western Storm won by 75 runs (DLS)
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Naeem Ashraf
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lightning innings curtailed at 34.2 overs due to rain; target was 242.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Lightning 0

9 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
206 (50 overs)
v
Western Storm
184/9 (50 overs)
Ami Campbell 50 (75)
Lauren Filer 3/36 (10 overs)
Lauren Filer 58* (69)
Sarah Glenn 4/23 (10 overs)
Central Sparks won by 22 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Jack Shantry and Sophie McLelland
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0

16 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Sunrisers
254/6 (50 overs)
v
Western Storm
257/7 (49 overs)
Cordelia Griffith 74 (106)
Niamh Holland 2/32 (7 overs)
Sophie Luff 100* (142)
Mady Villiers 2/33 (10 overs)
Western Storm won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Bob White and Sophie McLelland
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0

23 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
South East Stars
283/8 (50 overs)
v
Western Storm
247 (48 overs)
Chloe Brewer 61 (53)
Chloe Skelton 5/54 (9 overs)
Sophie Luff 95 (119)
Alice Davidson-Richards 4/33 (8 overs)
South East Stars won by 36 runs
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Anthony Harris and Jasmine Naeem
  • South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0

9 September 2022
10:30 BST
v
No Result
County Ground, Hove
  • The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and later deemed a no result with points shared.[17]
  • Points: Southern Vipers 2, Western Storm 2

11 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
334/6 (50 overs)
v
Western Storm
230 (45.4 overs)
Hollie Armitage 131* (131)
Chloe Skelton 2/39 (10 overs)
Danielle Gibson 76 (59)
Katie Levick 4/41 (8.4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 104 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ben Peverall and Paul Baldwin
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0

18 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
242/5 (50 overs)
v
Western Storm
239/8 (44.3 overs)
Seren Smale 57 (93)
Lauren Filer 3/46 (10 overs)
Danielle Gibson 56 (40)
Laura Jackson 3/50 (10 overs)
Western Storm won by 2 wickets (DLS)
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Naeem Ashraf and Grace Bambury
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Western Storm innings reduced to 48 overs due to rain; target was 239.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0

Tournament statistics

Batting

PlayerMatchesInningsRunsAverageHigh score100s50s
Sophie Luff6626853.60100*11
Danielle Gibson6617629.337602
Sophia Smale6613344.335901
Alex Griffiths6612220.334800
Katie George5511923.807401
Fran Wilson6611018.334300
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[18] Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling

PlayerMatchesOversWicketsAverageEconomyBBI5wi
Lauren Filer649.01122.635.083/350
Chloe Skelton439.01017.204.415/541
Danielle Gibson632.2531.204.822/260
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[19] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics

Batting

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
MatchesInningsRunsHigh scoreAverageStrike rate100s50sMatchesInningsRunsHigh scoreAverageStrike rate100s50s
Emma Corney22522926.0067.5300
Lauren Filer658958*22.2584.760121111.00100.0000
Emily Geach1
Katie George551197423.80117.820165563418.66143.5800
Danielle Gibson661767629.33115.030266962719.20143.2800
Alex Griffiths661224820.3354.9500634425*44.00137.5000
Nicole Harvey1
Georgia Hennessy2211115.5055.0000661585039.5092.9401
Niamh Holland331665.3347.050032552.50100.0000
Heather Knight33963532.00126.3100
Sophie Luff66268100*53.6065.8411661587826.33115.3201
Fi Morris22272613.5061.36005548219.60104.3400
Claire Nicholas431412*66.66005
Lauren Parfitt11999.0069.2300
Chloe Skelton444725*23.5051.6400
Sophia Smale661335944.3360.73015133*75.0000
Fran Wilson661104318.3394.01006611233*37.33103.7000
Nat Wraith66983516.3392.45006439279.75118.1800
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[20][21]

Bowling

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
MatchesOversWicketsAverageEconomyBBI5wiMatchesOversWicketsAverageEconomyBBI5wi
Lauren Filer649.01122.635.083/35025.0150.0010.001/300
Emily Geach110.005.200
Katie George526.006.03069.0232.007.111/210
Danielle Gibson632.2531.204.822/260620.0625.667.702/230
Alex Griffiths610.0155.005.501/330613.3244.006.511/230
Nicole Harvey12.0010.500
Georgia Hennessy2616.0345.668.561/220
Niamh Holland317.0419.504.582/17033.007.330
Heather Knight311.0231.005.631/180
Fi Morris215.0231.504.201/26051.0011.000
Claire Nicholas427.0361.006.771/360520.0617.505.252/170
Lauren Parfitt14.0211.005.502/220
Chloe Skelton439.01017.204.415/541
Sophia Smale655.02134.004.872/400518.0428.006.222/170
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[20][21]

Fielding

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
MatchesInningsCatchesMatchesInningsCatches
Emma Corney220
Lauren Filer661221
Emily Geach110
Katie George551660
Danielle Gibson665663
Alex Griffiths660661
Nicole Harvey110
Georgia Hennessy220662
Niamh Holland331331
Heather Knight331
Sophie Luff662663
Fi Morris223550
Claire Nicholas443551
Lauren Parfitt110
Chloe Skelton444
Sophia Smale663551
Fran Wilson662660
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[22][23]

Wicket-keeping

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
MatchesInningsCatchesStumpingsMatchesInningsCatchesStumpings
Nat Wraith66606613
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[24][25]

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